President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the law on the state budget for 2025.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced this on the Telegram channel, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
"The President of Ukraine signed the law on the state budget for 2025. The priority of the estimate remains the defense of our state. Financing the Security and Defense Forces, the purchase and production of weapons, drones and equipment. We are allocating UAH 2.23 trillion for this," he said.
Shmyhal also noted that the state budget for 2025 provides for the allocation of UAH 420.9 billion for social protection, UAH 217 billion for healthcare, and UAH 199 billion for education.
In total, next year's expenditures are planned at the level of UAH 3.6 trillion, revenues - UAH 2.05 trillion.
"The government clearly understands that we will pass the next financial year confidently. We have coordination between the branches of government and strong support from our partners," he noted.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on November 27, Shmyhal stated that the laws on the state budget for 2025 and tax increases should be signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the coming days and come into force on December 1, this is a requirement of key creditors, in particular the International Monetary Fund.
On November 19, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the 2025 state budget, which, in particular, provides for additional revenues from increased taxes.
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